Wilderness Rim, Washington

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Population in 2010: 1,523.
Males: 865  (56.9%)
Females: 658  (43.1%)
Median resident age:

36.0 years
Washington median age:

38.4 years
Estimated median household income in 2022: $116,255
Wilderness Rim:

$116,255
WA:

$91,306

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $69,948

Wilderness Rim CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $862,200
Wilderness Rim:

$862,200
WA:

$569,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $617,766; detached houses: $609,716

Median gross rent in 2022: $2,289.

March 2022 cost of living index in Wilderness Rim: 97.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 7.7%

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  • Races in Wilderness Rim, WA (2022)
    • 1,65387.8%White alone
    • 1055.6%Hispanic
    • 291.5%Two or more races
    • 100.5%Asian alone
    • 100.5%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone

Races in Wilderness Rim detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: European (25.7%), Russian (10.7%), American (9.3%), Scottish (8.7%), English (7.0%), Irish (5.6%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

179 residents are foreign born (6.8% Europe).

This place:

9.5%
Washington:

14.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $5,303 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $5,169 (0.8%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Enumclaw Plateau, WA (13.4 miles , pop. 53,853).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (21.9 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (940.8 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities:

Riverbend, WA (1.3 miles ),
Tanner, WA (1.6 miles ),
North Bend, WA (1.8 miles ),
Snoqualmie, WA (2.6 miles ),
Fall City, WA (3.2 miles ),
Snoqualmie Valley, WA (3.2 miles ),
Hobart, WA (3.4 miles ),
Mirrormont, WA (3.4 miles )

Latitude: 47.45 N, Longitude: 121.77 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 425

Distribution of median household income in Wilderness Rim, WA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Wilderness Rim, WA in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.5%
Washington:

4.6%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5 Pb
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 97.2. This is worse than average.

City:

97.2
U.S.:

72.6
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2002 was 1.10. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 21.3 miles away from the city center.

City:

1.10
U.S.:

0.25
Nitrogen Dioxide Level
Ozone Level
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2007 was 14.7. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 21.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

14.7
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 5.71. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 3.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

5.71
U.S.:

8.11
Lead Level

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2001 was 0.00363. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 15.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.00363
U.S.:

0.00931

Earthquake activity:

Wilderness Rim-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Washington state average. It is 1344% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 36.9 miles away from the city center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 45.4 miles away from the city center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.8 MD, Depth: 32.2 mi) earthquake occurred 49.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 27.9 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 73.8 miles away from the city center
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 26.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in King County (30) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 27
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 21, Storms: 16, Mudslides: 11, Landslides: 9, Winter Storms: 7, Earthquakes: 2, Heavy Rains: 2, Winds: 2, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Volcanic Eruption: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Wilderness Rim:

  • MOUNT SI TRANSITIONAL HEALTH CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; NORTH BEND, WA)
  • NORTH BEND NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; NORTH BEND, WA)
  • NKC SNOQUALMIE RIDGE KIDNEY CENTER (Dialysis Facility, about 8 miles away; SNOQUALMIE, WA)
  • ISSAQUAH NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; ISSAQUAH, WA)
  • ISSAQUAH VILLA CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 14 miles away; ISSAQUAH, WA)
  • MARIANWOOD (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; ISSAQUAH, WA)
  • PROVIDENCE MARIANWOOD (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; ISSAQUAH, WA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wilderness Rim:

  • Renton Technical College (about 20 miles; Renton, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,549)
  • Bellevue College (about 21 miles; Bellevue, WA; FT enrollment: 10,940)
  • Green River Community College (about 22 miles; Auburn, WA; FT enrollment: 7,425)
  • Highline Community College (about 26 miles; Des Moines, WA; FT enrollment: 6,074)
  • Lake Washington Institute of Technology (about 26 miles; Kirkland, WA; FT enrollment: 2,947)
  • Seattle University (about 29 miles; Seattle, WA; FT enrollment: 5,808)
  • Seattle Community College-South Campus (about 29 miles; Seattle, WA; FT enrollment: 3,986)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: East Side Fire and Rescue Station 88 (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lake: Brewster Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

King County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.6 people
Washington:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

72.0%
Whole state:

64.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

7.1%
Whole state:

7.7%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Wilderness Rim:

Marital status in Wilderness Rim, WA
  • Never married: 32.5%
  • Now married: 55.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 5.6%

For population 25 years and over in Wilderness Rim:

  • High school or higher: 96.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.5%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.0 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.5
Washington average:

11.6

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Wilderness Rim, WA (based on King County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic278,34071
Evangelical Protestant204,523711
Other119,713329
Mainline Protestant104,806304
Orthodox12,25720
Black Protestant7,03024
None1,204,580-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 439
This county:

2.37 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

2.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 29
This county:

0.16 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 220
King County:

1.19 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

1.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 399
King County:

2.16 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

2.67 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 2,027
King County:

10.95 / 10,000 pop.
Washington:

8.26 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

6.7%
Washington:

7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
King County:

20.5%
Washington:

25.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
King County:

14.6%
Washington:

13.9%

6.69% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($106,002 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.69%
Washington average:

7.53%

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($181 average AGI)
King County:

0.02%
Washington average:

0.05%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Snohomish County, WA  0.79% ($79,355 average AGI)
from Pierce County, WA  0.70% ($61,093)
from Los Angeles County, CA  0.27% ($140,044)


7.71% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($123,052 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

7.71%
Washington average:

7.40%

0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($183 average AGI)
King County:

0.01%
Washington average:

0.04%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Snohomish County, WA  1.36% ($116,266 average AGI)
to Pierce County, WA  1.14% ($82,863)
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.19% ($132,441)

Strongest AM radio stations in Wilderness Rim:

  • KIXI (880 AM; 50 kW; MERCER ISLAND/SEATTL, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO, INC.)
  • KIRO (710 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTTH (770 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KGNW (820 AM; 50 kW; BURIEN-SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KOMO (1000 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KJR (950 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA)
  • KYCW (1090 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KNWX (1210 AM; 28 kW; AUBURN-FEDERAL WAY, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KRKO (1380 AM; 50 kW; EVERETT, WA; Owner: S-R BROADCASTING, CO.)
  • KKOL (1300 AM; 50 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA, INC.)
  • KKNW (1150 AM; 10 kW; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
  • KRIZ (1420 AM; 10 kW; RENTON, WA; Owner: KRIZ BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KYIZ (1620 AM; 10 kW; RENTON, WA; Owner: KRIZ BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wilderness Rim:

  • KZOK-FM (102.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KMPS-FM (94.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KBKS (106.1 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KING-FM (98.1 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: CLASSIC RADIO, INC.)
  • KLSY-FM (92.5 FM; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: BELLEVUE RADIO INC.)
  • KPLU-FM (88.5 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, INC.)
  • KWJZ (98.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ORCA RADIO, INC.)
  • KBSG-FM (97.3 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KMTT (103.7 FM; TACOMA, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KNDD (107.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KYPT (96.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • K201EX (88.1 FM; GREENWATER, WA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KJR-FM (95.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KUBE (93.3 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ACKERLEY MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KPLZ-FM (101.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KNHC (89.5 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
  • KQBZ (100.7 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KISW (99.9 FM; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM SEATTLE LICENSE, LLC)
  • KRWM (106.9 FM; BREMERTON, WA; Owner: SEASCAPE RADIO, INC.)
  • KCMS (105.3 FM; EDMONDS, WA; Owner: CRISTA MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Wilderness Rim:

  • KHCV (Channel 45; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: NORTH PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KWPX (Channel 33; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • KWDK (Channel 56; TACOMA, WA; Owner: PUGET SOUND EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
  • KSTW (Channel 11; TACOMA, WA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)
  • KING-TV (Channel 5; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K58DP (Channel 58; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KTWB-TV (Channel 22; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KOMO-TV (Channel 4; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - SEATTLE TV, L.L.C.)
  • KCTS-TV (Channel 9; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KCTS TELEVISION)
  • KWOG (Channel 51; BELLEVUE, WA; Owner: AFRICAN-AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO.OF BELLEVUE, INC.)
  • KIRO-TV (Channel 7; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: KIRO-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K57HB (Channel 57; EUREKA, CA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • KONG-TV (Channel 16; EVERETT, WA; Owner: KONG-TV, INC.)
  • K68DL (Channel 68; SEATTLE, WA; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Wilderness Rim, WA
  • 48.1%Electricity
  • 30.8%Utility gas
  • 10.8%Wood
  • 4.7%Other fuel
  • 3.9%No fuel used
  • 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wilderness Rim, WA
  • 54.3%Electricity
  • 45.7%Wood


Wilderness Rim compared to Washington state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

Wilderness Rim on our top lists:

  • #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Northern America (population 500+)"
  • #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Canada (population 500+)"
  • #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
  • #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
  • #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Other congregations"
  • #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
  • #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
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